A stellar mass black hole (BH) binary system consists of a BH with a mass function in range 5 – 100Msun with a companion star (all stellar species from dwarves to giants). Most of these binaries have ...

Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, researchers have demonstrated how black hole outbursts trigger a self-sustaining feeding process.

More information: Christian Corda et al, Universality of the thermodynamics of a quantum-mechanically radiating black hole departing from thermality, Physics Letters B (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j ...

The results support a model where outbursts from the black holes trigger hot gas to cool and form narrow filaments of warm gas. Turbulence in the gas also plays an important role in this ...